Earthquake Rattles Hawke’s Bay

Hawke’s Bay, scene of one of the most damaging earthquakes to have ever hit New Zealand, has today been rattled by an earthquake measuring 5.2 . The 15km-deep quake was located about 20km southeast of Porangahau at 10.48am. It was felt in the Hawke’s Bay and as far away as Wellington. It followed a smaller …

Australia Updates Travel Advisory For New Zealand

Smart Traveller has issued the following advisory for residents intending to travel to New Zealand, dated Tuesday 7 September 2010. Besides the usual warnings about crime, travel, hazardous road conditions, rail crossings, negligent adventure tourism operators and the inherent risks of those types of activities, the site has been updated to include information about natural…